U of I Extension to offer fruit, vegetable home garden school

Grant McCarty, local foods and small farms educator, and Candice Miller, horticulture educator, will lead a six-week series on growing fruits and vegetables at your home.

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Posted Jan. 14, 2014 at 5:00 PM

Posted Jan. 14, 2014 at 5:00 PM

ROCKFORD — Grant McCarty, local foods and small farms educator, and Candice Miller, horticulture educator, will lead a six-week series on growing fruits and vegetables at your home.

Classes will run from 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays starting Jan 27 through March 3 at Midway Village Museum, 6799 Guilford Road.

The program is targeted to individuals who are new to growing their own food. Topics include soils and composting, garden planning and management, cool and warm season vegetable production, and disease/pest prevention and control.